Rams quarterback Ty Simpson did not slide far sufficient within the first spherical to make that into a reputable supply of motivation. If he is searching for it elsewhere, he is in luck.
Former two-time NFL General Manager Scot McCloughan just lately directed sharp criticism on the thirteenth total choose within the 2026 NFL draft.
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“I think the quarterback from Alabama is overdrafted,” McCloughan mentioned on the Team 980 in D.C., through Valentina Martinez of the New York Post. “But it’s the position alone, you know. I think, not being a guru, but he’s like J.J. McCarthy. He’s like Mac Jones. He’s a career backup.”
(It’s been a week of catching strays for McCarthy. First, Dianna Russini says he “sucks” within the footage from her January site visitors cease. Now this.)
“Ideally, he might start, but that’s because of where his pick was and they want to prove everybody right, you know, type of thing,” McCloughan mentioned. “And that’s not the way you should build a roster. Not at all.”
McCloughan is aware of a factor or two about scouting; he served as G.M. of the 49ers from 2008 to 2009, a personnel government in Seattle from 2010 to 2013 (once they constructed a Super Bowl champion), and Washington G.M. from 2015 to 2016.
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Then once more, Sean McVay is aware of a factor or two about quarterbacks. And that is the primary potential starter the Rams have drafted since McVay arrived in 2017. (He inherited Jared Goff, and in 2021 the Rams traded for Matthew Stafford.)
Time will inform what Simpson will develop into. With Stafford speaking about playing into his 40s, it might be a whereas earlier than McCloughan is confirmed proper, or improper.